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Record #4743
Name :
: Rose Mary ALEXANDER (1873 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1873

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London, Kensington
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 17 May 1887
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corean

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Charlotte Alexander
NotesA birth registration was found for Rose Mary A Alexander: Year of Registration: 1873; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Kensington; County: Greater London, London, Middlesex; Volume: 1a; Page: 116.

In 1887, Rose Alexander, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 18 girls from Miss Alexander's party from Sutton, Surrey, England, accompanied by Mrs. Rose Wallace, matron, and en route to Miss Alexander's home at 51 Northcote Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (The girls were from Charlotte A. Alexander's Girl's Training Home at The Red Cottage, Great Warley, Brentwood, England.)

On March 5, 1912, at London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Rose Alexander, 38, domestic, born to John W and Elizabeth Alexander; and Silas O'Neil, 46, farmer, born to William L. O'Neil and Mary Jane Beamer.

An interesting, albeit incorrect, sidenote. In "McGillivray Township Remembers, 1842-1992," page 265, it says, in the sketch on the O'Neil family: "Silas remained single and stayed on the farm until his mother died in 1917."

In October, 1916, Rose O'Neil, 43, and her husband Silas O'Neil, 52, entered the United States through the port of Niagra Falls, New York. She declared that her contact in Canada was her mother-in-law, Mary Jane O'Neil, Ontario, Canada; that her final destination was Unionville, Ohio. She was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; medium complexion; brown eyes; brown hair. She was born in Kensington, England; and entered Montreal, Canada, in 1887 on the Corean.

Rose Alexander O'Neil died prior to 1920, probably in Michigan. This is documented in the 1920 US Census which shows her husband, Silas O'Neal, 55, widower, born in Canada, working as a hired hand for George H Shuttleworth and family in Ray, Macomb, Michigan. (Census Place: Ray, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: T625_782; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 81; Image: 912.)


From the book: Ruffled Mistresses and Discontented Maids: Respectability and the Case of Domestic Service, 1880-1914, by Magda Fahmi NAC CAAP MG29 C58 Volume 1

Rose Alexander, age fourteen, obtained a situation in Gananoque in 1887 at eight dollars a month. She, too, was let go; apparently "she had been pilfering, untruthful, constantly in stable with groom, generally unsatisfactory." 
ContributorsCreated : 2009-02-19 17:28:08 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-10-13 10:20:25 /

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  32 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
4743 ALEXANDER, Rose Mary1873ENG, LND, Kensington May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
8368 ASHLING, Emily1870ENG,     May 1888 : Pomeranian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4753 CASTLEY, Louisa Emily Gertrude1872ENG, HRT, Ware May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4755 COLLINS, Jane1870ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
17345 COLLIS, Jane ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
11534 DAVIS, Gladys1884ENG,     May 1890 : Nova Scotian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4747 DAY, Ellen1869ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4741 DRISCOLL, Sarah1872ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
11533 DUCKE, Maud1879ENG,     May 1890 : Nova Scotian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
3315 FROST, Ada Frances1875ENG, MDX, Marylebone, London Jul 1886 : - Unknown - CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4746 GATES, Nellie1874ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
11536 GILLETT, Beatrice1887ENG,     May 1890 : Nova Scotian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
11535 GILLETT, Elizabeth1885ENG,     May 1890 : Nova Scotian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
8367 HALL, Maggie1873ENG,     May 1889 : Assyrian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
11527 HAWLEY, Elizabeth1873ENG,     May 1890 : Nova Scotian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
11532 HEDGES, Elizabeth1875ENG,     May 1890 : Nova Scotian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4744 HUGHES, Annie1871ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4745 JACKSON, Annie1883ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
8401 JOHNSON, Alice Maud1880ENG,     Jul 1886 : - Unknown - CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4748 JOHNSTON, Jessie1871ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
11528 KENDELL, Candace1875ENG,     May 1890 : Nova Scotian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4749 LARK, Maud1881ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4754 LEVEN, Emily1866ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
17348 LEVER, Emily ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
11531 NEVILLE, Isabella1879ENG,     May 1890 : Nova Scotian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4740 O'DONNELL, Bridget Matilda1872IRL,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
11530 ORR, Alice1873ENG,     May 1890 : Nova Scotian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4752 PASSMORE, Maud1881ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4742 SCANLON, Ann1874ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4750 SHOWELL, Flora 1877ENG,     May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
11529 SNELL, Florence1873ENG,     May 1890 : Nova Scotian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
4751 STANGROOM, Agnes1881ENG, LND, Chelsea May 1887 : Corean CAN Charlotte Alexander  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  32 Entries